Chapter 55

Actually, what I wanted to say is, the book has already become fat, and those who are still saving it can really start to get rid of it!

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Bassolo once again added fuel to the fire, following the four formulas given by Lin Yun, he personally concocted a bottle of alchemical potion.

"..." Granger looked at the alchemical potion, almost on the verge of tears. You're just talking, do you really have to be so quick? You got the formula a few minutes ago, and the finished product is already here. Are you trying to make my life even more miserable?

Granger guessed right again...

After Bassolo took out the finished product, he didn't stop there. He volunteered to help Lin Yun with the extraction. Under the exquisite operation of a Grand Alchemist, the blood in the glass bottle was quickly separated. A few drops of transparent liquid were separated and placed in another glass bottle, emitting a pungent acidic smell...

"Granger, look at this..." After Bassolo finished everything, he sniffed and showed a somewhat difficult expression on his face.

"..." Granger almost jumped up.

Damn, what does it mean for you to look at me with such a difficult expression?

You wouldn't be thinking of making me taste it myself, would you...

We are all members of the Alchemists' Guild, do you have to be so over the top?

Why don't you taste it yourself...

"What... what do you want to do?" Granger almost instinctively covered his mouth, his eyes filled with vigilance when he looked at Bassolo.

"..." Bassolo, seeing Granger's expression, knew exactly what he was thinking.

This fool...

Bassolo cursed inwardly. He really looked down on this fellow Grand Alchemist. His behavior was too ugly. For a little petty gain, he maliciously attacked that young mage at the hearing, and did it so obviously, thinking no one would notice...

If it were someone else, Bassolo probably wouldn't care.

For a Grand Alchemist, the survival of an alchemy shop is just a small matter. Offending a colleague over a small matter, in Bassolo's view, is not worth it.

The problem is, this one can't be ignored...

Maurin clearly stated that when the young mage returned to the Gilded Rose, Salaman personally saw him to the door!

What does that mean...

Someone that Salaman personally sees off, can you, Granger, offend?

It's also Granger's luck that the wind blade only cut Krue's wrist. If someone with a worse temper were here, just for the words you said earlier, that wind blade might have landed on your neck, and then you'd have nowhere to cry...

Not only did you not know your own limits, but you also dragged me into cleaning up your mess.

Thinking of this, Bassolo felt a bit unbalanced, and the hand holding the glass bottle couldn't help but move closer to Granger...

"Quick, take it away, take it away!" Granger was almost in tears.

"It does look like a dissipation potion..." Bassolo, seeing that it was enough, finally moved the glass bottle away and gave his opinion, but after saying that, he still asked casually, "Granger, what do you think?"

"I..."

Granger opened his mouth but didn't know what to say.

There was no way out for Granger...

Agree with Bassolo's opinion? This hearing would become the biggest joke in the Alchemists' Guild, and the funniest person in the joke would undoubtedly be Granger himself. But if he disagreed, what if Bassolo put the glass bottle in front of him again? Would he really have to taste it himself?

"This..." Granger agonized for a long time, and finally, he thought it through. To hell with the Monty family and the magic materials. I can't even save myself now, how can I have time to deal with your mess?

People are like this; once they think it through, they become very straightforward...

"That's right, I also think this is a dissipation potion!" Granger made up his mind, and his face immediately changed to a stern expression. He took the glass bottle from Bassolo and slowly walked to the young magic apprentice, "Magic Apprentice Krue, what do you have to say?"

"I..." Krue was completely stunned. Everything was changing too fast. First, a wind blade cut his wrist, then a Grand Alchemist was silenced, and now, even better, the Grand Alchemist turned against him, holding a glass bottle and sternly questioning him.

How could this be...

Krue had never seen much of the world. The most powerful people he usually dealt with were alchemists. A scene with three Grand Alchemists together was something he had never even dreamed of.

Let alone being sternly questioned by a Grand Alchemist...

Krue stood there in a daze, cold sweat dripping from his forehead.

How could this be? Didn't the Monty family's butler, Jonathan, repeatedly assure him that no one would expose him? Didn't he say that Grand Alchemist Granger would definitely help him?

Is this how he helps me?

"Grand Alchemist Bassolo and I both believe that the substance extracted from your blood is a dissipation potion. This means, Magic Apprentice Krue, you likely provided false testimony at this hearing. After discussing with Grand Alchemist Bassolo, we have decided to end this hearing. The Gilded Rose can resume operations at any time. As for you, Magic Apprentice Krue, you will be investigated later. We hope you will cooperate."

It's over, all over...

As Granger's words fell, the young magic apprentice felt a darkness in front of his eyes. It's over, everything is over. Not only did the Monty family's promises disappear, but he would also have to bear the consequences of drinking the dissipation potion. Even more terrifying, the Alchemists' Guild would investigate him. If it was found that he provided false testimony at this hearing, he would never be able to get any work in Thousand Sails City.

It shouldn't be like this...

That day, after leaving the Gilded Rose, he was already a 9th-level magic apprentice. With a bit more effort, he might become a mage. A bright future was beckoning him. Why did he agree to Jonathan? Why did he drink that bottle of dissipation potion?

Krue stood there in a daze, completely dispirited. He wanted to defend himself, but the words that came out were like mumbling, "This is not a dissipation potion, you have no evidence..."

As a result, this mumbling was heard by Granger...

Granger immediately wanted to kill someone. Damn, you still want evidence? Do you want to see me drink this dissipation potion to make you happy?

"Someone, take Magic Apprentice Krue away. Remember to keep a close watch on him. Magic Apprentice Krue may be involved in several tragic cases. The Alchemists' Guild will send someone to investigate later."

"..." The young magic apprentice felt another darkness in front of his eyes and was dragged out of the meeting room.

Just as Krue was dragged out of the meeting room, another staff member came in and took the paper with the four alchemical formulas from Bassolo.

However, at this moment, everyone in the meeting room was busy.

Granger was busy flattering, Lin Yun was busy laughing, Bassolo was busy organizing the hearing records, and the other Grand Alchemist was busy dozing off. So no one paid attention to where the paper went.

"That, Mage Merlin, it's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding, really a misunderstanding..." Granger's smile was more painful than crying.

Originally, with Granger's status as a Grand Alchemist, even if he made a mistake at the hearing, he wouldn't need to speak to Lin Yun in such a fawning tone.

But coincidentally, when Bassolo and Granger were discussing the hearing results, he might have intentionally mentioned that Salaman personally saw the person off.

This made Granger almost cry.

It turned out that the person the Monty family wanted him to deal with was such a dangerous character!

If he had known this, he wouldn't have agreed to anything, not even if the Monty family opened their warehouse for him. What a joke, Salaman hadn't personally seen anyone off in over twenty years. The last time, when the Monty family's Ryan was only seen off to the entrance of the reception room, it caused a huge stir in Thousand Sails City. Now, this Mage Merlin was personally seen off by Salaman to the Gilded Rose!

Thinking of this, Granger's cold sweat dripped down.

"Ha ha..." Lin Yun just smiled at Granger's fawning. Although he didn't say much, he didn't continue to make things difficult for him.

Because Lin Yun knew that someone would soon come to find him.

Sure enough, just as Granger was trying to defend himself, another staff member entered the meeting room and whispered something in Bassolo's ear.

Bassolo, who was originally organizing the hearing records, was initially stunned, then suddenly stood up, his eyes fixed on Lin Yun, his face full of confusion and shock.

Bassolo stood there for a long time, then swallowed hard, "That, Mage Merlin..."

"What is it, Grand Alchemist Bassolo?"

"Did... did you leave out one of the alchemical formulas you gave earlier?" Bassolo used the respectful "you" when he spoke. If this were to get out, many people would be scared out of their wits. After all, Bassolo was one of the most important members of the Alchemists' Guild, with a status even higher than Granger. In the entire Alchemists' Guild, and even in the entire Thousand Sails City, the number of people he would address as "you" could be counted on one hand!